"It's like an ___ in here!" ("Turn the heat down!")
17A
Kate's younger sister, in "Bridgerton"
18A
"Kings & Queens" singer Max
19A
Beauties
20A
*Industries not under government control
23A
Capital of Paraguay?
24A
Country legend Haggard
25A
Swear to God, in texts (don't overthink it)
28A
Korean name for the body of water that's west of Japan
32A
___ Mountain Dog
34A
"Star Wars" creatures who were "played" by the numerous puffins that proved impossible both to remove physically and to edit out of the final cut
36A
Text style for emphasis: Abbr.
37A
*C + E-flat + G-flat, for example
43A
"Dear ___ Hansen" (Tony-winning musical)
44A
Another term for Aegadian (as in the Aegadian Islands), which is conveniently found inside the word AEGADIAN
45A
Fly larvae
49A
Feature of el río Pecos but not the Pecos River?
53A
Road trip stop, perhaps
54A
Species of kelp used in Japanese cuisine (which is one letter away from FRAME... which is what I wanted to put here before I noticed the dupe)
56A
"___ culpa" ("Oops," but fancy)
57A
*Straying from the intended topic
62A
Sandwich shop
64A
"Dang it ___, I'm an astronomer not a doctor!" (line in "Treasure Planet" that spoofs a catchphrase from "Star Trek")
65A
"Scram!"
66A
Everything, if all you have is a hammer
67A
Partook of
68A
On ___ basis (for testing purposes)
69A
Twofold
70A
Newspaper that never seems to like my crosswords as much as Crosshare solvers do (thanks everyone!): Abbr.
71A
Shape associated with the last words of the starred entries
Verticales
1D
Commune in France that was the sight of a failed Allied raid on August 19, 1942
2D
Actress Risenborough who surprised seemingly everyone when she received an Oscar nomination for Best Actress
3D
Cries of pain
4D
Tel ___
5D
Actress Sofer of "Heroes"
6D
Suffix with auto- or aristo-
7D
Those awkward teenage years (thank heaven)
8D
Echo, for short
9D
Delphi figure
10D
An apple with a bite out of it, for Apple
11D
Against
12D
Take up
13D
ER staffers
21D
"Slate" and others
22D
"To," sometimes
26D
See 38-Down
27D
Neuter
29D
Pulling a particular Halloween prank, for short
30D
"I know what I'm about, ___" (Ron Swanson retort)
31D
"___ tu" (Verdi aria)
33D
It meant nothing to Caesar
35D
"___ Loves You" (Beatles hit)
37D
Actress Moore
38D
"Terrible" 26-Down
39D
Word after southern or sweetbay
40D
"Snowy" bird
41D
Natural order of the universe in East Asian philosophy: Var.
42D
Particular permit needed by truckers: Abbr.
46D
Clod
47D
Type of malware named for a famous mythological trick
48D
"Rally to Restore ___ and/or Fear" (2010 rally that was maybe a few years too early)
50D
Substance used to induce vomiting (sorry)
51D
What Calvin says when Miss Wormwood asks him what state he lives in (I think the real answer is Ohio -- that's where Bill Watterson is from in any case)
52D
Tot's toy
55D
"Glengarry Glen Ross" playwright
58D
All the entries in this puzzle except for the starred ones and 71-Across, in crossword jargon
59D
Somewhat unusual rhyme scheme, since the last line makes it feel a bit unsatisfying